Appendix III: Designations of U.S. Naval Aircraft
Model designation (Navy) (Army) Class Manufacturer U.S. name British name BD A-20 Bomber Douglas Havoc Boston III, Havoc XBTC ditto Curtiss F2A Fighter Brewster Buffalo Buffalo F3A ditto ditto Corsair Corsair F4F ditto Grumman Wildcat Martlet F6F ditto ditto Hellcat Hellcat F7F ditto ditto FG ditto Goodyear Corsair Corsair FM ditto Eastern Aircraft Wildcat Martlet V F4U ditto Chance-Vaught Corsair Corsair GB C-43 Transport Beech Traveler GH ditto Howard GK C-61 ditto Fairchild Forwarder HE L-4 Ambulance Piper Grasshopper J2F OA-12 Utility Grumman Duck J4F ditto ditto Widgeon JRB C-45 Utility, multi-engine Beech Voyager JRC-1 C78 ditto Cessna JRF OA-9 ditto Grumman Goose I. XJRM-1 ditto Martin Mars JRS ditto Vought-Sikorsky JRS2 ditto ditto Excalibur JRY-1 Utility (cargo), multi-engine Consolidated NE O-59 Trainer, primary Piper Grasshopper NH Trainer, advanced Howard NP Trainer, primary Spartan NR PT-21 ditto Ryan Recruit N2S PT-17 ditto Stearman (Boeing) Caydet N2T ditto Timm Tutor N3N ditto Naval Aircraft Factory OS2N Observation scout ditto Kingfisher OS2U ditto Vought-Sikorsky ditto Kingfisher XPBB Patrol bomber, 2-engine, boat Boeing Sea Ranger PB2B ditto ditto Catalina Catalina PBJ B-25 Patrol bomber, 2-engine, landplane North American Mitchell PBM Patrol bomber, 2-engine, boat Martin Mariner Mariner PBN ditto Naval Aircraft Factory Catalina PBO A-29 Patrol bomber, 2-engine, landplane Lockheed Hudson Hudson III PBV Patrol bomber, 2-engine, boat Vickers Catalina Catalina PBY-5 OA-10 ditto Consolidated ditto ditto P4Y ditto ditto ditto PB2Y-3 Patrol bomber, 4-engine, boat ditto Coronado Coronado PB4Y B-24 Patrol bomber, 4-engine, landplane ditto Liberator Liberator PV B-34 Patrol bomber, 2-engine, landplane Vega Ventura Ventura R5C C-46 Transport, multi-engine Curtiss Commando R4D-1,5 C-47, 47A ditto Douglas Skytrain R4D-2,4 C-49, 49A ditto ditto R4D-3 C-53 ditto ditto Skytrooper R5D C-54 ditto ditto Skymaster R50 C-60 ditto Lockheed Lodestar Lodestar RB-1 C-93 Transport (cargo), multi-engine Budd SB2A A-34 Scout bomber Brewster Buccaneer Bermuda SBC 77-A ditto Curtiss Helldiver SB2C A-24 ditto Douglas Dauntless SBD ditto Douglas SB2D ditto ditto SBF A-25 ditto Fairchild Helldiver SBN ditto Naval Aircraft Factory SB2U ditto Vought-Sikorsky Vindicator Chesapeake SBW A-25 ditto Canadian Car & Foundry Helldiver Helldiver SC-1 Scout observation Curtiss SNB-1 AT-11 Trainer, advanced Beech Kansas SNB-2 AT-7 ditto ditto Navigator SNC ditto Curtiss Falcon SNJ AT-6 ditto North American Texan Harvard I, II SNV BT-13, 15 ditto Vultree Valiant SOC Scout observation Curtiss Seagull SO3C ditto ditto ditto Seamew TBD Torpedo bomber Douglas Devastator TBF ditto Grumman Avenger Tarpon TBM ditto Eastern Aircraft ditto ditto TBV ditto Vultree
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